Blood Mountain Creek,
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to Dicks Creek
| Usual Difficulty |
III-V (may vary with level) |
| Length |
1.25 Miles |
Gauge Information
River Description
A steep, narrow creek that ends in a long, rocky, woody, foliage-laden and nearly unrunnable set of
falls/rapids (see photos below). Takes a lot of rain to be runnable and runs off very quickly. No
known information on any other rapids: if you have information, please add to the "comments"
section below or email the streamkeeper.
DIRECTIONS: From Turner's Corner, take Highway 19 west just over 1/2 mile and turn on Dick's Creek
Road. (Look for the "Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church" sign.) There is no road access to runnable portions
of Blood Mountain Creek. Dick's Creek Road is closed just above the ranger station, well below
Blood Mountain Creek, from January 1 to mid-March: the rest of the year, there are two options for
access, neither of them easy:
1. Drive up Dick's Creek Road (which, as the sign says, is "not maintained for passenger vehicles")
to the upper gate, about 3 miles uphill of the ranger station. Because the area above it to the
left is Blood Mountain Gap Wilderness, the road beyond the gate is never open to vehicle traffic.
Per Robert Bridges of the USFS/Chattahoochee National Forest, the road nears Blood Mountain Creek
about 3/4 of a mile beyond the upper gate.
2. Hike up along the creek from the bottom of the falls/rapids, where Blood Mountain Creek flows
under a concrete bridge on Dick's Creek Road. There is an unmaintained path up the hill on river
right - per comments below, Kyle Bergner has hiked up about .5 mile without finding very runnable
water. Blood Creek runs into Dick's Creek just yards below the concrete bridge.
StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2006-02-18 16:22:45
Editors
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User Comments
good. Top portion is still full of strainers, hope to work on cleaning it out for the next rain. We
were able to run from the drop above the cascades all the way down to the camp site, except for the
small drop below the lower blood falls. It was some amazing water being 15 mins. from my house.
have some video footage will try to post it. if you would like to help clean it let me know
Kayakerd@yahoo.com
March 17.
probably .5 miles up from Blood Mtn Falls, and its all pretty dicey. THere is another water fall
that you could run at high enough levels (3000 CFS on the Chestatee) up at the top, but I am not
sure if there is anything past that.
feet deep and at least 3 feet in diameter.
first falls are blocked up with wood from last year's hurricane season. If anyone wants to help me
clear this area out anytime, preferably someone with some chain saws, email me at
kyle.bergner@us.army.mil
two had to be run together.Bad pothole in bottom drop.
an unrunable boulder drop. The drop is full of wood and sieves out in places. Above that is a small
pool, and above that is a 25 or 30 foot falls that is similar to boxcar on the NF French Broad.
"Blood Mountain Falls - This splendid waterfall is located on the Blood Mountain Stream. The stream
flows approximately 20 feet through a rock cut, creating a churning sluice of water. An
unmaintained path leads to the falls.
Directions: Start at the intersection of US 19/129 (Turners Corner). Go west on US 19 for
approximately 1/2 mile. Turn right and travel up Dicks Creek Road. The road soon narrows. Go 2 1/4
miles to the Blood Mountain Stream. The falls are located on the right."